Definition of branks Branks
/bษนรฆหลks/ - [brangks] - branks
We found 3 definitions of branks from 2 different sources.
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What does branks mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- branks (n.)
A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces. - branks (n.)
A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame surrounding the head and having a triangular piece entering the mouth of the scold.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐
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branks
brangks, n. (seldom in sing.) a scold's bridle, having a hinged iron framework to enclose the head and a bit or gag to fit into the mouth and compress the tongue. [Scot.; ety. very obscure; cf. M. E. bernak, whence Barnacle and Brake; Ger. pranger, the pillory, Dut. prang, a fetter; the Gael. brangus, brangas, is most prob. borrowed.]
